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[[Category:Battles|Kotah, Battle of]]
 
 
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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
 
|date=30 March 1858
 
|date=30 March 1858
|location=[http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/rajasthan/kota.html Kota, Rajasthan]
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|location=[[Kotah|Kota]], Rajasthan
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.172433,75.83714&z=12&t=h&hl=en 25.172433°N 75.83714°E]   
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.172433,75.83714&z=12&t=h&hl=en 25.172433°N 75.83714°E]   
 
|result=British victory
 
|result=British victory
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|combatant1=Rajputana Field Force  
 
|combatant1=Rajputana Field Force  
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023755/ Gen HenryRoberts]
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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023755/ Gen Henry Roberts]
 
|commander2=Maharao of Kotah  
 
|commander2=Maharao of Kotah  
 
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== Biographies ==
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Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/361/mode/1up/ Henry Roberts (1800-1860)]<br>
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== External Links ==
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=f90SAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA7-PA47&dq=Kotah%2BRoberts&as_brr=3&ei=0fXsSKnIBaaktAOWy8nBCw  Capture of Kota] Google Books<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylmer_Spicer_Cameron Aylmer Cameron's VC] Wikipedia
  
== External Links ==
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[[Category:Battles|Kotah, Battle of]]
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f90SAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA7-PA47&dq=Kotah%2BRoberts&as_brr=3&ei=0fXsSKnIBaaktAOWy8nBCw Google Books - Capture of Kota]
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[[Category:Central India Campaign|Kotah, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Kotah, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 15 September 2010

Battle of Kotah
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 30 March 1858
Location: Kota, Rajasthan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 25.172433°N 75.83714°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
Rajputana Field Force Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Gen Henry Roberts Maharao of Kotah
Strength
Casualties

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Capture of Kota Google Books
Aylmer Cameron's VC Wikipedia